VOA Somali Service Available on Mobile Phones in Great Britain

Voice of America’s Somali service, which has been providing extensive coverage of the devastating drought in Africa, is now being offered to mobile phone users throughout Great Britain.

The new service is made possible by the partnership between VOA and AudioNow, a mobile distribution provider.  The VOA Somali Service broadcasts are available on any phone, 24 hours a day, by dialing 020 3519 3010.

VOA Director David Ensor says the new “call to listen” service is another example of the way technology can be harnessed to reach people who need information the most.  “This new mobile service gives the large Somali diaspora community in Great Britain and others who are concerned about the drought that has killed thousands of people in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Africa, the ability to get up to date information quickly and easily,” Ensor says.

VOA’s African services have been providing comprehensive on-the-ground coverage of the unfolding humanitarian crisis with its vast network of reporters throughout Africa.  The programs are available on radio, television, the Internet, mobile (click here) and an array or social media sites.

AudioNow’s proprietary, patent-pending technology allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming across all mobile platforms.  In the past months VOA and AudioNow have also inaugurated new “call to listen” service in Guinea, Liberia and Latin America.
For more about VOA visit our website at www.voanews.com.  For media inquiries contact Kyle King in Washington at kking@voanews.com.

Voice of America Somali Now on Any Mobile Phone in United Kingdom
AudioNow Continues International Expansion

Washington DC August 18, 2011: Voice of America, a dynamic
international multimedia broadcaster providing news, information, and
cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media,
radio, and television, has joined forces with AudioNow to broadcast its
Somali service (VOA Somali) on any mobile phone in the United Kingdom,
24/7, by calling 020 3519 3010.

“The launch of the VOA Somali broadcast in the UK has been very well
received and shows that users all over the world appreciate the
convenience offered by our “call-to-listen” technology. We expect to
leverage our investment in the UK and bring on additional broadcaster
content shortly.” said AudioNow’s Chief Marketing Officer, George
Cernat.

“Expansion of our mobile distribution platform with mobile and fixed
line operators throughout the world is an important part of our
technology strategy to bring radio to mobile device,” added AudioNow’s
Chief Technology Officer, Marcel Barbulescu. “We are happy to provide
our partners at VOA with a valuable service. AudioNow will continue
this collaborative effort that has yielded great innovations to date.”

Voice of America started in 1942 as a radio news service for people
living in closed and war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia
broadcast service. VOA now reaches people on mobile devices and
Facebook, through Twitter feeds and call-in programs – using the medium
that works best for specific audiences. As stated in their charter VOA
strives to “serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of
news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.”
Somali listeners in the United Kingdom will now have access to world
news on their mobile phones.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters. The service is free to listeners though some mobile
operators charges may apply and listeners should check their mobile
plan. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more.

Contact Information:

At AudioNow:

Jennifer Friesen

Director of Public Affairs

Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com

Voice of America’s Somali service, which has been providing extensive coverage of the devastating drought in Africa, is now being offered to mobile phone users throughout Great Britain.

The new service is made possible by the partnership between VOA and AudioNow, a mobile distribution provider.  The VOA Somali Service broadcasts are available on any phone, 24 hours a day, by dialing 020 3519 3010.

VOA Director David Ensor says the new “call to listen” service is another example of the way technology can be harnessed to reach people who need information the most.  “This new mobile service gives the large Somali diaspora community in Great Britain and others who are concerned about the drought that has killed thousands of people in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Africa, the ability to get up to date information quickly and easily,” Ensor says.

VOA’s African services have been providing comprehensive on-the-ground coverage of the unfolding humanitarian crisis with its vast network of reporters throughout Africa.  The programs are available on radio, television, the Internet, mobile (click here) and an array or social media sites.

AudioNow’s proprietary, patent-pending technology allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming across all mobile platforms.  In the past months VOA and AudioNow have also inaugurated new “call to listen” service in Guinea, Liberia and Latin America.
For more about VOA visit our website at www.voanews.com.  For media inquiries contact Kyle King in Washington at kking@voanews.com.

Voice of America Somali Now on Any Mobile Phone in United Kingdom
AudioNow Continues International Expansion

Washington DC August 18, 2011: Voice of America, a dynamic
international multimedia broadcaster providing news, information, and
cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media,
radio, and television, has joined forces with AudioNow to broadcast its
Somali service (VOA Somali) on any mobile phone in the United Kingdom,
24/7, by calling 020 3519 3010.

“The launch of the VOA Somali broadcast in the UK has been very well
received and shows that users all over the world appreciate the
convenience offered by our “call-to-listen” technology. We expect to
leverage our investment in the UK and bring on additional broadcaster
content shortly.” said AudioNow’s Chief Marketing Officer, George
Cernat.

“Expansion of our mobile distribution platform with mobile and fixed
line operators throughout the world is an important part of our
technology strategy to bring radio to mobile device,” added AudioNow’s
Chief Technology Officer, Marcel Barbulescu. “We are happy to provide
our partners at VOA with a valuable service. AudioNow will continue
this collaborative effort that has yielded great innovations to date.”

Voice of America started in 1942 as a radio news service for people
living in closed and war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia
broadcast service. VOA now reaches people on mobile devices and
Facebook, through Twitter feeds and call-in programs – using the medium
that works best for specific audiences. As stated in their charter VOA
strives to “serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of
news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.”
Somali listeners in the United Kingdom will now have access to world
news on their mobile phones.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters. The service is free to listeners though some mobile
operators charges may apply and listeners should check their mobile
plan. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more.

Contact Information:

At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com

Voice of America’s Somali service, which has been providing extensive coverage of the devastating drought in Africa, is now being offered to mobile phone users throughout Great Britain.

The new service is made possible by the partnership between VOA and AudioNow, a mobile distribution provider.  The VOA Somali Service broadcasts are available on any phone, 24 hours a day, by dialing 020 3519 3010.

VOA Director David Ensor says the new “call to listen” service is another example of the way technology can be harnessed to reach people who need information the most.  “This new mobile service gives the large Somali diaspora community in Great Britain and others who are concerned about the drought that has killed thousands of people in Somalia and throughout the Horn of Africa, the ability to get up to date information quickly and easily,” Ensor says.

VOA’s African services have been providing comprehensive on-the-ground coverage of the unfolding humanitarian crisis with its vast network of reporters throughout Africa.  The programs are available on radio, television, the Internet, mobile (click here) and an array or social media sites.

AudioNow’s proprietary, patent-pending technology allows any fixed or mobile phone to access live audio programming across all mobile platforms.  In the past months VOA and AudioNow have also inaugurated new “call to listen” service in Guinea, Liberia and Latin America.
For more about VOA visit our website at www.voanews.com.  For media inquiries contact Kyle King in Washington at kking@voanews.com.

Voice of America Somali Now on Any Mobile Phone in United Kingdom
AudioNow Continues International Expansion

Washington DC August 18, 2011: Voice of America, a dynamic
international multimedia broadcaster providing news, information, and
cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media,
radio, and television, has joined forces with AudioNow to broadcast its
Somali service (VOA Somali) on any mobile phone in the United Kingdom,
24/7, by calling 020 3519 3010.

“The launch of the VOA Somali broadcast in the UK has been very well
received and shows that users all over the world appreciate the
convenience offered by our “call-to-listen” technology. We expect to
leverage our investment in the UK and bring on additional broadcaster
content shortly.” said AudioNow’s Chief Marketing Officer, George
Cernat.

“Expansion of our mobile distribution platform with mobile and fixed
line operators throughout the world is an important part of our
technology strategy to bring radio to mobile device,” added AudioNow’s
Chief Technology Officer, Marcel Barbulescu. “We are happy to provide
our partners at VOA with a valuable service. AudioNow will continue
this collaborative effort that has yielded great innovations to date.”

Voice of America started in 1942 as a radio news service for people
living in closed and war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia
broadcast service. VOA now reaches people on mobile devices and
Facebook, through Twitter feeds and call-in programs – using the medium
that works best for specific audiences. As stated in their charter VOA
strives to “serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of
news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.”
Somali listeners in the United Kingdom will now have access to world
news on their mobile phones.

AudioNowTM is the leading provider of mobile phone radio distribution in
North America. It uses proprietary, “HD” voice architecture, and
patent-pending “single-stream” technology that allows any fixed or
mobile phone to access live and pre-recorded audio programming without
any downloads across all mobile platforms while lowering bandwidth costs
for broadcasters. The service is free to listeners though some mobile
operators charges may apply and listeners should check their mobile
plan. Visit www.audionow.com to learn more.

Contact Information:

At AudioNow:
Jennifer Friesen
Director of Public Affairs
Jennifer.Friesen@AudioNow.com